Page 56 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

others. That was the position Aziz’s wife found herself in.
When Aziz s wife realised that she had become the target of
gossiping women she prepared a trap for them. The aim here was to

show that she was not entirely to be blamed for succumbing to her
immoral urges with respect to Prophet Yusuf (as), because he was
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amazed at Prophet Yusuf’s beauty:

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As the above verse shows, the beauty of Prophet Yusuf re-
minded the women of Allah, and had no choice but to call upon Him
spontaneously in the face of such loveliness. They regarded his beauty
as something superhuman and even claimed that he was an angel. If
we recall, Allah had hidden Prophet Yusuf’s striking beauty when he
was a child, thus protecting him (as). As time passed, however, and
Prophet Yusuf (as) reached maturity, that beauty began to attract con-
siderable attention. There is very definitely great wisdom concealed
within each one of these details. The continuation of the story reveals
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